Friday August 02, 2024 - NYT CrosswordHints

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

The NYT Crosswords:

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Carrier letters - Show Answer
  

  USS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: the_States, US, America, U.S.A., USA, United_States, U.S., United_States_of_America



• 4. Stuff of substance? - Show Answer
  

  ATOMS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mote, molecule, corpuscle, speck, atom, particle



• 9. Phrase in a round of bidding - Show Answer
  

  IPASS

  (5 letters)



• 14. 0% - Show Answer
  

  NOTONEBIT

  (9 letters)



• 16. Initiate, as a campaign - Show Answer
  

  MOUNT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mountain, riding_horse, backing, climb_up, climb, climb_on, hop_on, mount, mount_up, wax, jump_on, ride, get_on, bestride, rise, saddle_horse, go_up, put_on, setting

  Antonyms: hop_out, wane



• 17. Novel idea? - Show Answer
  

  STORYLINE

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: storyline, plot_line



• 18. Stanley Tucci's character in "The Devil Wears Prada" - Show Answer
  

  NIGEL

  (5 letters)



• 19. Half of a train? - Show Answer
  

  CHOO

  (4 letters)



• 20. "I'll take the blame" - Show Answer
  

  ITSONME

  (7 letters)



• 22. Like some curries and currants - Show Answer
  

  RED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: red-faced, crimson, cherry, cerise, Red_River, red, blood-red, loss, redness, ruddy, reddish, violent, Bolshevik, Red, red_ink, carmine, flushed, bolshy, reddened, scarlet, ruby-red, Marxist, cherry-red, ruby, bolshie

  Antonyms: gain



• 23. Flattest state in the U.S.: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  FLA

  (3 letters)



• 26. They might be booked for getaways - Show Answer
  

  SITTERS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: Sitter, artist's_model, broody, baby-sitter, broody_hen, setting_hen, brood_hen, babysitter, sitter, Willem_de_Sitter

  Antonyms: stander



• 28. Gradual diminutions - Show Answer
  

  EROSIONS

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: eating_away, wearing, erosion, corrosion, corroding, wearing_away, eroding



• 31. Forty winks - Show Answer
  

  CATNAP

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cat_sleep, catnap, snooze, catch_a_wink, forty_winks, nap, short_sleep



• 32. Acted like a maverick - Show Answer
  

  WENTROGUE

  (9 letters)



• 34. Run-down - Show Answer
  

  RATTY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty



• 35. Server's question after a drink order - Show Answer
  

  ISPEPSIOK

  (9 letters)



• 37. "Six days ___ thou labor …": Exodus - Show Answer
  

  SHALT

  (5 letters)



• 40. Starting line - Show Answer
  

  LETSBEGIN

  (9 letters)



• 44. Dress down - Show Answer
  

  YELLAT

  (6 letters)



• 46. Ring true - Show Answer
  

  RESONATE

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: resonate, come_across, vibrate



• 47. John Steinbeck's hometown - Show Answer
  

  SALINAS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: Salina



• 49. Absorb - Show Answer
  

  EAT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: use_up, eat_up, wipe_out, feed, consume, eat, deplete, corrode, exhaust, run_through, rust, eat_on



• 50. Part of a violin quartet? - Show Answer
  

  PEG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: stick, rowlock, nail_down, wooden_leg, tholepin, pin, thole, nail, nog, peg_down, pegleg, oarlock, leg, peg



• 51. "What's the ___?" - Show Answer
  

  VERDICT

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: finding_of_fact, verdict



• 53. Constellation named for an instrument - Show Answer
  

  LYRA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Lyra



• 54. For real - Show Answer
  

  LEGIT

  (5 letters)



• 55. Preference for long-legged types, maybe - Show Answer
  

  AISLESEAT

  (9 letters)



• 59. This and that - Show Answer
  

  THESE

  (5 letters)



• 60. Perfect romantic evening - Show Answer
  

  DREAMDATE

  (9 letters)



• 61. Nathan ___, physicist who collaborated with Einstein on a theory of wormholes - Show Answer
  

  ROSEN

  (5 letters)



• 62. Trickles - Show Answer
  

  SEEPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seep, ooze



• 63. Something made for a dinner, for short - Show Answer
  

  RES

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ray, Re, re, atomic_number_75, RES, reticuloendothelial_system, rhenium, Ra

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Take off, as a cap - Show Answer
  

  UNSCREW

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: unscrew

  Antonyms: screw



• 2. "In your face!" - Show Answer
  

  SOTHERE

  (7 letters)



• 3. Used for support - Show Answer
  

  STOODON

  (7 letters)



• 4. Vague amount - Show Answer
  

  ANY

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: any, whatsoever, whatever



• 5. 10-digit no. - Show Answer
  

  TEL

  (3 letters)



• 6. Adornment for a kimono - Show Answer
  

  OBI

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: obeah, obi



• 7. Like some fridges and doughnuts - Show Answer
  

  MINI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: miniskirt, mini

  Antonyms: midi



• 8. Decides to leave - Show Answer
  

  STETS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stet



• 9. Testament to human nature? - Show Answer
  

  IMNOTAROBOT

  (11 letters)



• 10. "Fair enough" - Show Answer
  

  POINTTAKEN

  (10 letters)



• 11. Add to - Show Answer
  

  AUGMENT

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: augment



• 12. Look upon with disdain - Show Answer
  

  SNEERAT

  (7 letters)



• 13. Card letters - Show Answer
  

  STL

  (3 letters)



• 15. Color for un campeón - Show Answer
  

  ORO

  (3 letters)



• 21. Bracketed qualification - Show Answer
  

  SIC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sic, set



• 23. Start of a football drive - Show Answer
  

  FIRSTANDTEN

  (11 letters)



• 24. Drum machine creation - Show Answer
  

  LOOP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: eyelet, iteration, loop_topology, grommet, grummet, loop-the-loop, intertwine, curl, loop, closed_circuit, coil, cringle

  Antonyms: uncoil, open_circuit



• 25. Islam's Jibril, for one - Show Answer
  

  ANGEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: angel, Angel_Falls, holy_man, holy_person, backer, saint, Angel



• 27. Plant with bugs, maybe - Show Answer
  

  SPY

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: spot, spy, espy, snoop, sight, sleuth, stag, descry, undercover_agent



• 29. Classic poem whose subject is "a black ocean, leaping and wide" - Show Answer
  

  STILLIRISE

  (10 letters)



• 30. Really - Show Answer
  

  SUPER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: topnotch, exceedingly, extremely, passing, ace, tops, first-rate, top-notch, superintendent, crack, super, tiptop, A-one



• 33. First name in cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 36. Rae of "American Fiction" - Show Answer
  

  ISSA

  (4 letters)



• 37. Lead-in to "ops" - Show Answer
  

  SYS

  (3 letters)



• 38. Dismissal, informally - Show Answer
  

  HEAVEHO

  (7 letters)



• 39. Contends - Show Answer
  

  ALLEGES

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: say, allege, aver



• 41. Long break between classes - Show Answer
  

  GAPYEAR

  (7 letters)



• 42. Develop through experimentation - Show Answer
  

  ITERATE

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: repeat, iterate, reiterate, retell, restate, ingeminate



• 43. Cancels out - Show Answer
  

  NEGATES

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: negate, nullify, contradict, neutralize, contravene, belie, neutralise

  Antonyms: affirm



• 45. Language group of Southeast Asia - Show Answer
  

  TAI

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Thai, Siamese, Tai



• 48. Lots and lots - Show Answer
  

  SCADS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tons, slews, lots, stacks, piles, scores, wads, dozens, scads, heaps, loads, rafts, oodles, gobs, lashings, scad



• 52. Flag - Show Answer
  

  TIRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: weary, tire_out, bore, fag_out, sap, tyre, wear_out, wear_upon, outwear, play_out, wear_down, pall, fag, run_down, fatigue, wear, exhaust, jade, tire

  Antonyms: refresh, interest



• 53. Alt tab? - Show Answer
  

  LSD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD



• 54. Page layout option: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  LTR

  (3 letters)



• 56. Make out - Show Answer
  

  SEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: look, understand, reckon, regard, hear, ensure, check, realize, picture, discover, assure, control, visualize, find_out, meet, ascertain, see, run_across, go_steady, realise, examine, take_care, come_across, run_into, insure, get_wind, consider, determine, get_word, experience, go_out, interpret, construe, date, visualise, catch, escort, pick_up, visit, witness, get_a_line, learn, take_in, attend, go_through, figure, image, envision, watch, encounter, project, see_to_it, view, find, fancy



• 57. Once around - Show Answer
  

  LAP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: overlap, wash, lap, lap_up, swosh, lave, circle, lick, swoosh, lap_covering, swish, circuit



• 58. Letters on a first responder vehicle - Show Answer
  

  EMS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: em, mutton_quad, pica_em, pica, em_quad

XWordHint Crossword Answers April 23, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (39 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Truth be told ..."	6
2A	7. "___ so!" (German "I see!")	3
3A	10. Hoax	4
4A	14. Big name in skin care	6
5A	15. Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes	3
6A	16. Ashen	4
7A	17. Spot for a catnap?	10
8A	19. Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling	4
9A	20. Lead-in to Geo	3
10A	21. Symbol of mass density	3
11A	22. They're noisy little buggers	7
12A	24. Kinkajou cousin	5
13A	26. Expected outcome	4
14A	27. Circa	5
15A	29. Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo	8
16A	33. On guard	5
17A	34. Center	5
18A	35. Opus ___	3
19A	36. Follower of open or closed, sartorially	4
20A	37. Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally	5
21A	38. Pass (out)	4
22A	39. Reaction to a sock	3
23A	40. Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle	5
24A	41. Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure"	5
25A	42. What the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in	8
26A	44. Alternative to bow ties	5
27A	45. It might follow "ye"	4
28A	46. "___ days are gone"	5
29A	48. Test release?	7
30A	51. Qt. or pt.	3
31A	52. G.I. entertainers	3
32A	55. Trawling, say	4
33A	56. When many rainbows appear	10
34A	59. Like some chances	4
35A	60. Steering aid	3
36A	61. Sign on a restroom door	6
37A	62. Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"	4
38A	63. Science guy Bill	3
39A	64. Ring combo	6

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. "Truth be told ...""

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FACTIS

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2A: "7. "___ so!" (German "I see!")"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ACH

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3A: "10. Hoax"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Similar words include: impostor, simulate, false
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAM

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4A: "14. Big name in skin care"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: AVEENO

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5A: "15. Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
• Similar words include: monoamine oxidase, Mao Tsetung, Mao Zedong
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAO

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6A: "16. Ashen"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a wooden strip forming part of a fence
• Similar words include: picket, blench, blanch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PALE

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7A: "17. Spot for a catnap?"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: WINDOWSILL

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8A: "19. Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
• Similar words include: end, ending, goal
• Opposite of: beginning, begin

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Answer: ENDS

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9A: "20. Lead-in to Geo"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NAT

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10A: "21. Symbol of mass density"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: RHO

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11A: "22. They're noisy little buggers"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
• Similar words include: cicala, cicada
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: CICADAS

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12A: "24. Kinkajou cousin"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that omnivorous mammal of central america and south america
• Similar words include: coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: COATI

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13A: "26. Expected outcome"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Similar words include: average
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NORM

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14A: "27. Circa"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that on the move
• Similar words include: around, almost, nigh
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ABOUT

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15A: "29. Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: FEELSEEN

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16A: "33. On guard"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Similar words include: alarm, rattling, snappy
• Opposite of: unalert

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Answer: ALERT

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17A: "34. Center"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the location of something surrounded by other things
• Similar words include: thick
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MIDST

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18A: "35. Opus ___"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DEI

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19A: "36. Follower of open or closed, sartorially"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
• Similar words include: toenail, toe
• Opposite of: toeless

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Answer: TOED

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20A: "37. Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CAMIS

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21A: "38. Pass (out)"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal term for the nose
• Similar words include: faint, go, give-up the ghost
• Opposite of: be born

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Answer: CONK

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22A: "39. Reaction to a sock"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OOF

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23A: "40. Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small ring-shaped friedcake
• Similar words include: doughnut, sinker
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DONUT

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24A: "41. Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states pioneer and hero of the texas revolt against mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the mexican attack on the alamo where he died (1796-1836)
• Similar words include: James Bowie, Jim Bowie
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOWIE

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25A: "42. What the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in"

8 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: NFLGAMES

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26A: "44. Alternative to bow ties"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PENNE

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27A: "45. It might follow "ye""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OLDE

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28A: "46. "___ days are gone""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: THOSE

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29A: "48. Test release?"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TIMESUP

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30A: "51. Qt. or pt."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMT

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31A: "52. G.I. entertainers"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: USO

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32A: "55. Trawling, say"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that in the direction of the sea
• Similar words include: seaward, seawards
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASEA

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33A: "56. When many rainbows appear"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: PRIDEMONTH

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34A: "59. Like some chances"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that take off weight
• Similar words include: reduce, lose weight, svelte
• Opposite of: gain

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Answer: SLIM

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35A: "60. Steering aid"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: OAR

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36A: "61. Sign on a restroom door"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a polite name for any woman
• Similar words include: Lady, gentlewoman, madam
• Opposite of: nobleman, Lord

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Answer: LADIES

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37A: "62. Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that range of what one can know or understand
• Similar words include: ken, sight, cognizance
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: KENS

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38A: "63. Science guy Bill"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NYE

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39A: "64. Ring combo"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ONETWO

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Babe in the woods	4
2D	2. Adidas competitor	4
3D	3. *Material for a sidewalk	6
4D	4. Media exec Sarandos	3
5D	5. "You game?"	7
6D	6. *To a degree	8
7D	7. "Why ___ even here?"	3
8D	8. It might come after trig	4
9D	9. *Lack of pulchritude	10
10D	10. Pickle portions	6
11D	11. Something that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle	10
12D	12. Alan of "M*A*S*H"	4
13D	13. State of a playroom, often	4
14D	18. Lush	3
15D	23. Young stud	4
16D	24. Bungee jumping necessity	4
17D	25. "Assuming there's no other option for me ..."	7
18D	27. Withdrawn	5
19D	28. *Choice cut	8
20D	30. Go over for publication	4
21D	31. Start of a counting rhyme	5
22D	32. Company that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial	4
23D	33. Lots and lots	4
24D	34. Thick locks	4
25D	37. *Supermarket shopper's clipping	6
26D	38. Alternative to a cup	4
27D	40. Owie kissers, perhaps	4
28D	41. Member of a wedding party	7
29D	43. Twinkles	6
30D	44. *Sport that uses mallets	4
31D	47. "You ___ me worried!"	3
32D	48. Something to be done	4
33D	49. Louisiana's Grand ___ State Park	4
34D	50. Speak while looking up, perhaps	4
35D	52. Foot or stone	4
36D	53. Goulash, e.g.	4
37D	54. Really, really	4
38D	57. Wrath	3
39D	58. Weird Al's "___ to a Superhero"	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Babe in the woods"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
• Similar words include: creep, cower, crawl
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FAWN

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2D: "2. Adidas competitor"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVIA

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3D: "3. *Material for a sidewalk"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
• Similar words include: cementum
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: CEMENT

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4D: "4. Media exec Sarandos"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Similar words include: Teddy boy
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TED

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5D: "5. "You game?""

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

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Answer: INOROUT

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6D: "6. *To a degree"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to a small degree or extent
• Similar words include: fairly, jolly, pretty
• Opposite of: unreasonably, immoderately

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Answer: SOMEWHAT

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7D: "7. "Why ___ even here?""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AMI

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8D: "8. It might come after trig"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CALC

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9D: "9. *Lack of pulchritude"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
• Similar words include: drabness, plainness, dowdiness
• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HOMELINESS

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10D: "10. Pickle portions"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Similar words include: fizgig, gig, spear
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SPEARS

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11D: "11. Something that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: __________

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Answer: HANDMEDOWN

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12D: "12. Alan of "M*A*S*H""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ALDA

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13D: "13. State of a playroom, often"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a state of confusion and disorderliness
• Similar words include: pile, deal, batch
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MESS

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14D: "18. Lush"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a chronic drinker
• Similar words include: inebriate, drunkard, wino
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SOT

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15D: "23. Young stud"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a young male horse under the age of four
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: COLT

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16D: "24. Bungee jumping necessity"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a line made of twisted fibers or threads
• Similar words include: electric cord, corduroy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CORD

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17D: "25. "Assuming there's no other option for me ...""

7 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: IFIMUST

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18D: "27. Withdrawn"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that remote in manner
• Similar words include: distant, upstage
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALOOF

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19D: "28. *Choice cut"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ________

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Answer: BEEFLOIN

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20D: "30. Go over for publication"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Similar words include: delete, edit out, cut
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EDIT

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21D: "31. Start of a counting rhyme"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EENIE

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22D: "32. Company that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NIKE

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23D: "33. Lots and lots"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Similar words include: Aten
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ATON

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24D: "34. Thick locks"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
• Similar words include: head of hair
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANE

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25D: "37. *Supermarket shopper's clipping"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
• Similar words include: voucher
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: COUPON

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26D: "38. Alternative to a cup"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
• Similar words include: conoid, cone shape, strobile
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CONE

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27D: "40. Owie kissers, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Similar words include: dada, pa, papa
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DADS

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28D: "41. Member of a wedding party"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: BESTMAN

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29D: "43. Twinkles"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an appearance of reflected light
• Similar words include: glitter, gleaming, shine
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: GLEAMS

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30D: "44. *Sport that uses mallets"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Similar words include: Marco Polo
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: POLO

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31D: "47. "You ___ me worried!""

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Similar words include: take, make, give birth
• Opposite of: abstain, lack

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Answer: HAD

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32D: "48. Something to be done"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Similar words include: job, project, tax
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TASK

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33D: "49. Louisiana's Grand ___ State Park"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small island
• Similar words include: islet
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISLE

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34D: "50. Speak while looking up, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
• Similar words include: implore, beg
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PRAY

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35D: "52. Foot or stone"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Similar words include: social unit, unit of measurement, whole
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UNIT

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36D: "53. Goulash, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that agitation resulting from active worry
• Similar words include: grudge, grizzle, sweat
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STEW

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37D: "54. Really, really"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHSO

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38D: "57. Wrath"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: anger, ira, choler
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: IRE

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39D: "58. Weird Al's "___ to a Superhero""

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ODE

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39 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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